Saturday, May 25, 2013

The People's Movement Against Monsanto



"Perhaps the most obvious political effect of controlled news is the advantage it gives powerful people in getting their issues on the political agenda and defining those issues in ways likely to influence their resolution.": W. Lance Bennett - Author, professor at University of Washington Source: News: The Politics of Illusion, 1983



"Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion.": William Godwin - (1756-1836)  



























April M. Short, AlterNet
Fed up with health concerns, environmental threats and political corruption, a Utah mom organizes a global movement against the biotech giant. READ MORE»



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Hershberger Trial: List of Things You Can't Say and Wear Gets Bigger
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Oregon Woman Told by 911 ‘There are no cops available…
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Adam Kokesh Released

Irrefutable Evidence Shows Historical Application of Vaccines Had No
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Obama speech suggests possible expansion of drone killings

How The March Against Monsanto Can (and will) Change The World

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Report calls for decriminalizing both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ drugs

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World Bank Insider Blows Whistle on Corruption, Federal Reserve

On the eve of March against Monsanto Senate shoots down GMO labeling bill

AG Holder approved warrant to search Fox News reporter's emails

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Wall Street Journal Urges War on Syria

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Syria: Opposition's Booby Trap Blueprint for Qusayr
By Radwan Mortada
"The battle will be long and Qusayr is completely booby-trapped and will turn into a ball of fire as soon as Nasrallah's men step inside." He concludes, "We succeeded in luring Hezbollah's fighters and Assad's army to where we wanted."
Hezbollah Opens 'Historic Wounds' in Qusair
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"Hezbollah is fighting to foil attempts to take Syria to the American-Israeli axis."
Syria as a Game-Changer:
US Political Impotence in the Middle East
By Ramzy Baroud
Russia's position remains unswerving and constantly advancing while the US is pushed into a corner, demonstrating incapacity to react except for condemnations and mere statements.
Are Upcoming "Peace" Talks A Setup?
Turkey, US Have a Plan B on Syria if Geneva Meeting Fails
CELIL SAGIR/ABDÜLHAMIT BILICI
If the Geneva meeting fails, the 11 countries, which recently convened in Amman, would consider openly arming the opposition. 
How Lebanon's Palestinians Are Being Pulled Into Syrian War
By Franklin Lamb
This single act by Lebanon's Parliament, would help repair Shia-Sunni relations globally and would damp down and expose for what they are, the extremist Salafist, Jihadist, Wahhabist incitements to religious hatred- intra-Muslim and Christian.
The Palestine Liberation Movement is not about Anti-Semitism
By Paul Larudee
It has nothing to do with the Holocaust, colonialism, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Crusaders, the Turks or the British.
Learning to Fear Obama
How Counter Terrorism Equals Terrorism
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You are more likely to be killed by a bee sting than a terrorist attack.
The Real Reason For US Drone Attacks
Editorial By The Crescent
Russia's position remains unswerving and constantly advancing while the US is pushed into a corner, demonstrating incapacity to react except for condemnations and mere statements.
London's Violent Spectacle
What is to be Gained by Calling It "Terror"?
By Brad Evans
"Terror" by definition is morally and politically loaded. Far from offering to us an objective assessment, it immediately invokes ideas of barbarity and evil"
Why Disinformation Works
By Paul Craig Roberts
The leftwing likes the official stories of Muslims creating terrorist mayhem in America, because it proves their blowback theory.
Decline Of Empire: Chalmers Johnson
The Signs of Decay
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Chalmers Johnson, author of Blowback, talks about the similarities in the decline of the Roman and Soviet empires and the signs that the U.S. empire is exhibiting the same symptoms: overextension, corruption and the inability to reform.
Congressman On A Mission From God-
Starve The Poor While Personally Pocketing Millions In Farm Subsidies
By Rick Ungar
"The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat."
The Growing Global Challenge to Monsanto's Monopolistic Greed
By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers
The common problem we face is the power of concentrated wealth and monopolistic corporate interests. This has created a crony capitalist economy that uses government to further enrich the wealthy at the expense of the people.


Hard News  
   

12 Chechen fighters killed in central Syria: activists:
The Syrian government has long been charging that foreign fighters are joining the battles alongside the opposition rebels, accusing regional countries, such as Turkey, of facilitating the flow of those jihadists into Syria.
Syria army says rebels trapped in Qusayr's north:
Syrian troops have captured much of the rebel stronghold of Qusayr, in central Homs province, squeezing opposition fighters into the north of the strategic town, a military officer told AFP on Friday.
"Rebels" heading to Qusayr for support -
Video
Cannibal commander bolsters Syrian rebels:
SYRIAN rebel forces defending the town of Qusayr near the Lebanese border have been joined by a commander who has been accused of cannibalism.
The Battle for Qusayr: What Victory in Syria's Latest Front Means for the War:
Fighting continued for a fifth straight day in the strategic Syrian city of Qusayr, as opposition forces fighting the Syrian government sought desperately to maintain their slipping grip in a battle that could dictate the direction of the war
Syria 'to take part in peace talks':
The Syrian government had "agreed in principle" to participate in the conference in Geneva which is expected within two weeks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman said . Mr Lukashevich, however, said that it was impossible to set the date for the conference at this point because there is "no clarity about who will speak on behalf of the opposition and what powers they will have".
Syria opposition unity talks face collapse:
Syrian opposition talks aimed at presenting a coherent front at an international peace conference to end the civil war faced the prospect of collapse after President Bashar al-Assad's foes failed to cut an internal deal, opposition sources said on Friday.
Arab League seeks Syria ceasefire:
The Arab League will ask the United Nations to arrange a ceasefire in Syria ahead of a proposed international conference designed to end the bloodshed in the country.
Syria says Israeli vehicle entered its territory and was targeted heading to a rebel village:
In a letter to the U.N. Security Council circulated Friday, Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said his country exercised its right to self-defense and would respond immediately to any other violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
11 more killed in Lebanon as Syria strife rages:
At least 23 people have been killed since Sunday in Syria-linked clashes between Sunni and Alawite residents of the Lebanese port city of Tripoli, a security source told AFP on Friday.
11 killed, 26 wounded in attacks in Iraq:
Unidentified gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles attacked a checkpoint manned jointly by the army and a pro-government militia in the town of Garma near the city of Fallujah, some 50 km west of Baghdad, a local police source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
Iraqi Sunnis protest for sovereign region:
Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims in Iraq have taken part in anti-government protests to demand the creation of their own federal region.
Iraqi Shias, Sunnis hold unity prayers to dismiss violence;
The joint Shia-Sunni Friday Prayers came against the backdrop of growing anger countrywide over what Iraqi authorities, including Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, describe as attempts to sow sectarian strife.
5 People Killed in Yemen Attack:
A security official says al-Qaida gunmen attacked a military position in a southern province, touching off fighting that left three militants and two soldiers dead.
Yemen's main oil export pipeline sabotaged, crude flow halted:
The key pipeline, which carries oil to an export terminal on the Red Sea shore, had been pumping around 125,000 barrels per day (bpd), Reuters quoted an industry source as saying.
UN nuke agency's Iran probe dependent on 'suspicious' US intel:
The UN nuclear agency responsible for probing whether Iran has worked on a nuclear bomb depends on the United States and its allies for most of its intelligence, complicating the agency's efforts to produce findings that can be widely accepted by the international community.
Afghanistan: Eight killed in 10-hour-long Taliban gunbattle in Kabul :
A Taliban assault on a United Nations building in Kabul ended after a fierce 10-hour gunbattle in which at least eight people were killed, officials said early Saturday, dpa reported.
Angry Pakistanis fight to end U.S. drone strikes:
Pakistan's high court ruled that drone strikes are illegal and issued a clear order to Pakistan's government. "You have to give a stern warning to the United States, to shut down the drones, and if you don't, you are within your rights under international law to shoot the drones down."
Pakistan: At least six killed in Peshawar convoy attack : Video -
At least six policemen are killed and three others are injured when militants ambushed vehicles near Peshawar in Pakistan.
Niger suicide bombings reported to be work of Mokhtar Belmokhtar:
Statement attributed to jihadist leader behind raid on Algerian gas plant claims responsibility for Thursday's bomb attacks
What about the other million people slaughtered by war criminals, Blair and Bush:
UK ordered to hold inquests into civilian deaths during Iraq war:
High court rules that up to 161 allegedly unlawful killings by British military should be subject of coroner-style hearings
NEW Shocking Video of London Murder Suspects Charging at Police Car - Video -
The driver, unable to draw her firearm, is saved by a male colleague in the back who fires his machine-gun through his window at a suspect who is charging at her.
UK fighters escort Pakistan plane to airport, 2 arrests:
British fighter jets escorted a Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane to Stansted Airport near London on Friday, where police went on board and arrested two men on suspicion of endangering an aircraft.
Holder OK'd search warrant for Fox News reporter's private emails, official says:
Attorney General Eric Holder signed off on a controversial search warrant that identified Fox News reporter James Rosen as a "possible co-conspirator" in violations of the Espionage Act and authorized seizure of his private emails, a law enforcement official told NBC News on Thursday.

   


If you think public television exists to offer challenging, independent news and public affairs shows that bring us the stories the commercial media too often ignore, free of the influence of big sponsors and corporate owners… well, this hasn't been a good week.
On Monday came word that PBS viewers will get something new on Friday nights: More Charlie Rose. As Elizabeth Jensen reported (New York Times, 5/20/13), PBS will be offering a new show called Charlie Rose Weekend,  that "will cull the best of his late-night program" along with some new material. The show will take the place of Need to Know, which some might recall was PBS's replacement for the generally excellent program Now, which it cancelled in 2009. The show's first host was then-Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, as sure a sign as any that the show would probably not be doing the kind of independent journalism viewers had come to expect from Now.
So PBS has gone from Now to Need to Know to… Charlie Rose clips? Talk about sliding downhill.
citizen koch
…but none of this.
But that wasn't the most explosive public TV news. Also breaking this week was Jane Mayer's investigation (New Yorker, 5/27/13) into the influence of right-wing billionaire David Koch over PBS, particularly New York station WNET. The trouble started when documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney produced a film called Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream. It zeroed in on one address: 740 Park Avenue, and the very wealthy folks who live there. One of them is Koch. The film is pretty critical, and that appeared likely to pose some problems. You see, David Koch is a major funder of WNET as well as Boston's WGBH, and he sits on the board of both. (Mayer also notes that  "several relatives of WNET board members live at 740 Park," suggesting that there could have been some sensitivities about the film outside of Koch). read more
Posted: 24 May 2013 07:28 PM PDT
24 May 2013
 - You can just stick this portable outlet to your window to start using solar power!
So far we have seen solutions that act as a solar battery backup, but none as a direct plug-in. Simple in design, the plug just attaches to any window and does its job intuitively.



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Friday, May 24, 2013

One of the world's greatest problems is the impossibilty of any person searching for the truth on any subject when they believe they already have it



"One of the world's greatest problems is the impossibilty of any person searching for the truth on any subject when they believe they already have it." -- Dave Wilbur

"It's not a matter of what is true that counts but a matter of what is perceived to be true." --Henry Kissinger

"Most of the greatest evils that man has inflicted upon man have come through people feeling quite certain about something which, in fact, was false." - Bertrand Russell

"When shall it be said in any country of the world, my poor are happy, neither ignorance or distress is to be found among them; my jails are empty of prisoners, my streets of beggars; the aged are not in want, the taxes not oppressive; the rational world is my friend because I am friend of its happiness. When these things can be said, then may that country boast of its constitution and government ." - Thomas Paine

















After the feds flipped the hacker known as Sabu, did he cross the line between informing and entrapment? [READ MORE] 









Moyers/Winship: Corporate Greed Is Poisoning America — Literally

As long as there are insufficient checks and balances on big business and its powerful lobbies, we are at their mercy.
Photo Credit: Shutterstock.com/ Elnur
May 20, 2013  |  
From BillMoyers.com:
At the end of a week that reminds us to be ever vigilant about the dangers of government overreaching its authority, whether by the long arm of the IRS or the Justice Department, we should pause to think about another threat—the threat of too much private power obnoxiously intruding into public life.
Think of inadequate inspections of food and the food-related infections which kill 3,000 Americans each year and make 48 million sick. A  new study from Johns Hopkins shows elevated levels of arsenic—known to increase a person’s risk of cancer—in chicken meat. According to the university’s Center for a Livable Future, “Arsenic-based drugs have been used for decades to make poultry grow faster and improve the pigmentation of the meat. The drugs are also approved to treat and prevent parasites in poultry… Currently in the U.S., there is no federal law prohibiting the sale or use of arsenic-based drugs in poultry feed.”
And here’s a story in The Washington Post about toxic, bacteria-killing chemicals used in poultry plants to clean more chickens more quickly to meet increased demand and make more money. According to Amanda Hitt, director of the Government Accountability Project’s Food Integrity Campaign, “They are mixing chemicals together in these plants, and it’s making people sick. Does it work better at killing off pathogens? Yes, but it also can send someone into respiratory arrest.”
So far, the government has done next to nothing. No research into the possible side effects, no comprehensive record-keeping on illnesses. “Instead,” the Post reports, “they review data provided by chemical manufacturers.” What’s more, the Department of Agriculture is about to allow the production lines to move even faster, by as much as 25 percent, which means more chemicals, more exposure, more sickness.
Think of that and think of the 85,000 industrial chemicals available today – only a handful have been tested for safety. Ian Urbina  writes in The New York Times, “Hazardous chemicals have become so ubiquitous that scientists now talk about babies being born pre-polluted, sometimes with hundred s of synthetic chemicals showing up in their blood.”
Think, too, of that horrific explosion of ammonium nitrate in the Texas fertilizer plant. Fifteen people were killed and their little town devastated. The magazine Mother Jones  noted, “Inspections are virtually non-existent; regulatory agencies don’t talk to each other; and there’s no such thing as a buffer zone when it comes to constructing plants and storage facilities in populated areas.” For years, the Fertilizer Institute, described as “the nation’s leading lobbying organization of the chemical and agricultural industries,” resisted regulation and legislators went along. People can lose their lives when federal or state government winks at bad corporate practices — 4,500 workplace deaths annually at a cost to America of nearly half a trillion dollars.
As Salon’s columnist and author  David Sirota observes, “If all this data was about a terrorist threat, the reaction would be swift — negligent federal agencies would be roundly criticized and the specific state’s lax attitude toward security would be lambasted. Yet, after the fertilizer plant explosion, there has been no proactive reaction at all, other than Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry boasting about his state’s ‘comfort with the amount of oversight’ that already exists.”
Finally, consider this story  from ProPublica’s investigative reporter Abrahm Lustgarten about a uranium company that wanted a mining project in Texas that threatened to pollute drinking water. The EPA resisted — until the company hired as its lobbyist the Democratic fundraiser and fixer Heather Podesta, a favorite of the White House. Her firm was paid $400,000, she pulled the strings, and presto, the EPA changed its mind and said yes, go ahead and do your dirty work. In fact, ProPublica found that “the agency has used a little-known provision in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act to issue more than 1,500 exemptions allowing energy and mining companies to pollute aquifers, including many in the driest parts of the country.”


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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Oh, canaduh...TAKE Off.........hosers...french lacky's













"A man who has in mind an apparent advantage and promptly proceeds to dissociate this from the question of what is right shows himself to be mistaken and immoral. Such a standpoint is the parent of assassinations, poisonings, forged wills, thefts, malversations of public money, and the ruinous exploitation of provincials and Roman citizens alike. Another result is passionate desire - desire for excessive wealth, for unendurable tyranny, and ultimately for the despotic seizure of free states. These desires are the most horrible and repulsive things imaginable. The perverted intelligences of men who are animated by such feelings are competent to understand the material rewards, but not the penalties. I do not mean penalties established by law, for these they often escape. I mean the most terrible of all punishments: their own degradation."Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.)

"The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do." : Samuel P. Huntington


 "Beat me with the truth, don't torture me with lies": Author - Unknown
"Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood's school. And the one man who dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool." -  Plato (429-347 BC)













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By Stephen M. Walt
Washington can use Qatar and Saudi Arabia as its middlemen, roles they are all too happy to play for their own reasons.
New Arms Bill In Congress Could Involve Major Sanctions On Russia
By Geoffrey Ingersoll
The Syrian Transition Support Act would provide arms to Syrian rebels in support of a regime change - a precedent Russia deeply opposes.
Russia Strikes Back in Syria
By Juan Cole
The Russian president is weaving a protective web around his client, fending off the Wahhabi winds of Muslim fundamentalism blowing from the Arabian Peninsula.
J Street's Pipe Dreams of Peace
By Miko Peled
A bi-national democracy that respects and represents the rights of all people is on its way.
US Government Admits Extrajudicial Murder of Four American Citizens
By RT
"I am writing to disclose to you certain information about the number of US citizens who have been killed by US counterterrorism operations outside of areas of active hostilities." United States Attorney General Eric Holder.
Killing Americans:
Jeremy Scahill on Obama Admin's Admission 4 U.S. Citizens Died in Drone Strikes
Video
Three killed in Yemen: the Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, his 16-year-old son Abdulrahman al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. A fourth, Jude Kenan Mohammed -- whose death was not previously reported -- was killed in Pakistan.
'Obama Must be Taken Before ICC for the War on Terror' - Noam Chomsky
By RT
The US war on terror is in fact the most massive terror campaign ever, and the invasion of Iraq was the worst crime in recent history, prominent liberal thinker Noam Chomsky told RT, adding that he wants to see Bush, Blair and Obama tried at the ICC.
Guatemala's Ríos Montt Genocide Conviction Omen for US Presidents and Their Hired Assassins
By Jay Janson
Once the US is no longer omnipotent, and Americans no longer enjoy immunity as an exceptional race, their crimes against humanity will be prosecuted as was the genocide committed by Ríos Montt.
President Barack Obama HECKLED During Foreign Policy Speech
Video and full transcript of speech
President Barack Obama was heckled during a major foreign policy speech Thursday when talking about closing Guantanamo Bay, by Code Pink protester Medea Benjamin.
London 'Machete' Attack Woolwich Killer Footage
'Was the Machete Supplied by William Hague?'
Video
Video of a man with bloodied hands addressing a camera on a south London street.
Anti-Muslim Reprisals After Woolwich Attack
By Ben Quinn and Conal Urquhart
English Defence League in street battles with police in Woolwich and mosques attacked in apparent acts of revenge.
George Galloway: Woolwich Beheading Attack will be Repeated, EDL are 'Moral Dwarves'
By Gareth Platt
George Galloway has described the murder in Woolwich as an "indefensible crime" while defending his claim that Britain's involvement in Syria is equally reprehensible.
Was the London Killing of a British Soldier 'Terrorism'?
By Glenn Greenwald
What definition of the term includes this horrific act of violence but excludes the acts of the US, the UK and its allies?
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Terracide and the Terrarists
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Destroying the Planet for Record Profits.


Hard News  
   

26 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger:
Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing a total of 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France.
13 Pakistani Police Officers Killed in Blast in Restive Region:
At least 13 police officers were killed on Thursday morning when a powerful remote-controlled bomb ripped through a police truck in southwestern Pakistan, officials said. At least 17 others were injured.
Pakistan arrested American citizen before he was killed in drone strike:
According to Pakistani security officials, Jude was killed in a drone attack in South Waziristan in late 2011.
7 killed in Afghan suicide blast:
A teenage suicide bomber killed seven people in central Afghanistan on Wednesday when he targeted local fighters who battle against Taliban insurgents, officials said. The attacker detonated himself in a market place in Ghazni province.
Death toll from north Lebanon clashes hits 16:
Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded in fierce clashes in Tripoli, north Lebanon, which continued until the early hours of Thursday morning, security sources said, as the acting head of the police warned that the situation in the city was dire.
Lebanon: Israeli fighter jets circling over the country:"
 Lebanese media reported that Israeli warplanes are practicing simulated attack operations in southern Lebanon.
Syrian "rebels" seize base, kill 40 soldiers:
Pro-rebel activists say: Syrian rebels killed at least 40 soldiers and other fighters loyal to the Syrian government as they captured a military base in the northwestern province of Idlib on Wednesday
Tawhid Brigade in Aleppo sends support units to al-Qusayr:
Tawhid Brigade in Aleppo have sent support units to al-Qusayr surrounded by Assad regime forces and Hezbollah militias, said press advisor of Tawhid Brigade Abdulkerim Abu Firas.
Syria: Qusayr Battle Far From Over:
The Syrian army may have made some rapid advances in the battle for the town of Qusayr, but a short visit to the embattled city reveals that the opposition is digging in for a long fight.
Militants in Syria receive 35-ton Saudi arms cargo: Top cmdr.:
Brigadier General Salim Idris, the chief of staff of the Free Syrian Army, said on Thursday that the consignment will help armed men in their battles against the Syrian Army.
Syrian Army detains Saudi, Qatari officers caught aiding rebel forces:
Arab diplomatic sources said the Army detained Qatari military officers as well as a senior ally of the Saudi intelligence community in the rebel-held town of Qusair. They said the Saudi captured near the Lebanese border was identified as an agent of the Saudi intelligence agency.
Engineering Consent For Arming "Rebels":
Syria government is making gains and 'planning a major push':
President Bashar al-Assad has made such significant miltiary gains that arming rebels directly has become a matter of urgency, according to British sources.
An interview with Jabhat al-Nusra: How has Jabhat al-Nusra become so powerful? -
The reason is the weakening of the other groups. Jabhat al-Nusra gets the advantage because of our ideology. We are not just rebels; we are doing something we believe in. We are not just fighting against tyranny; Bashar Assad is only part of our fight. The other groups are only a reaction to the regime, whereas we are fighting for a vision.
General says Israel ready to attack Syria should Assad fall:
Major-General Amir Eshel said Israelis should brace for a protracted and painful conflict should their forces engage in combat with Hezbollah or its main backer, Iran.
This Russian Mobile SAM Site Could Be a Serious Ace Up Syria's Sleeve:
Coalition airstrikes helped turn the tides of the Libyan revolution in favor of the rebels; why not do the same in Syria? Because the Syrian government may or may not have just taken possession of one of the most frightening anti-aircraft batteries ever devised, that's why.
Israeli sensors search for the S-300 in Syria:
According to reliable sources, at least one shipment of Russian-made S-300 missiles has been transferred to Syria.
Russia says Assad's foes lack commitment to peace talk.
"We value the constructive reaction of the Syrian leadership to this proposal (for a conference)," Lavrov said at the start of talks with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Moscow. "We also hope that a constructive reaction from various opposition groups ... will follow. So far, however, the news is not hopeful."
Syrian rebels, U.S. disagree on peace talks:,
The Syrian opposition said Wednesday it welcomes the promise of increased U.S. involvement in finding a solution to two years of war, but that it would not accept peace talks if top members of the regime of Bashar Assad are involved.
Qatar PM says Assad departure:
Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday that President Bashar al-Assad's must step down if a political end to Syria's civil war is to be achieved, echoing similar remarks from Britain.
Turkey shuts Syria border crossing after deadly bombs:
The prime minister's visit could stir up tensions in Reyhanli and the surrounding area where several anti-government protests have erupted since the attacks.
Syria: 10,000 people at the gates of Turkey:
A few months ago, 4,000 people were staying in this temporary settlement - now there are around 10,000. Most live in tents, but Hussein Alwawi and his family have found refuge inside the local mosque.
Iraq: Seven soldiers killed in clashes with gunmen:
Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife.
In the world of charity, Israel is still receiving a lot more than it gives back:
Billions of dollars were collected around the world to help the victims of the tsunami and other disasters, but Israel's financial contribution was meager. Israelis contributed 10 cents on average to international relief efforts, compared with $20 by the typical Dutchman and $200 by the typical Norwegian.
Hamas sentences man to death for collaborating with Israel:
A military court in the Gaza Strip has sentenced a Palestinian to death for collaborating with Israel and another to a life sentence with hard labor, the Hamas interior ministry said on Thursday.
Iran election: Rafsanjani criticises leaders' 'ignorance':
Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has accused Iran's leaders of incompetence and ignorance, an opposition website reports.
Iran says IAEA report shows nuclear drive is peaceful:
It also showed there was "no evidence of diversion in nuclear material and activities toward military purposes" and that "all the centrifuges and each gram of uranium are under the supervision of the agency," he said.
In a world gone crazy:
'Corruption Of Blood' Bill Would Convict Family Members Of Iran Sanctions Violators :
Rep. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Wednesday offered legislative language that would "automatically" punish family members of people who violate U.S. sanctions against Iran, levying sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
London attacker British, of Nigerian origin: source:
Local media named one of the two suspects as British-born, 28-year-old Londoner Michael Adebolajo and said police raided homes of relatives in the city and near the town of Lincoln. Both men involved in Wednesday's attack appeared to have converted to Islam from Christian backgrounds, media said.
Woolwich attack: Suspects known to security services:
Sources said reports the men had featured in "several investigations" in recent years - but were not deemed to be planning an attack - "were not inaccurate".
Soldier killed in London had served in Afghanistan:
The British soldier butchered on the streets of London by two suspected Islamists was a 25-year-old father who had fought the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said on Thursday.
Ken Livingstone: we were warned that Iraq "would make Britain a target":
In response to the Woolwich attack, the former Mayor of London says "we are still experiencing the dreadful truth of this warning".
Prominent Journalists Challenges Secrecy Of Manning Court Martial In Civilian Court:
The lawsuit challenges the fact that substantive legal matters in the court martial - including a pretrial publicity order - have been argued and decided in secret. The plaintiffs include CCR and journalists Amy Goodman, Jeremy Scahill, Kevin Gosztola, Glenn Greenwald, Julian Assange, and Chase Madar.
With New Mini-Satellites, Special Ops Takes Its Manhunts Into Space:
In September, the U.S. government will fire into orbit a two-stage rocket from a Virginia launchpad. The launch purpose: to help the elite forces of U.S. Special Operations Command hunt down people considered to be dangerous to the United States and its interests.
Father of man killed by FBI shares regrets:
The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement agents while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect said Thursday that he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States.
Pope Francis calls on Christians to accept the good works atheists perform:
 It is not the first time Pope Francis has voiced solidarity with atheists. In March, he said atheists and nonbelievers could be "precious allies in efforts to defend the dignity of man, in the building of a peaceful coexistence between peoples and in the careful protection of creation."
Israel and Mexico swap notes on abusing rights:
Earlier this month, Jorge Luis Llaven Abarca, Mexico's newly-appointed secretary of public security in Chiapas, announced that discussions had taken place between his office and the Israeli defense ministry. The two countries talked about security coordination at the level of police, prisons and effective use of technology ("Israeli military will train Chiapas police,"
A Global Goal on Gender Equality, Women's Rights and Women's Empowerment: Op-Ed:
Hardly a day goes by without a news story on some violation of women's rights. In recent months, appalling incidents of violence against women and girls, from Delhi to Johannesburg to Cleveland, have sparked public outrage and demands to tackle these horrific abuses.
U.S. Sergeant Raped in Afghanistan Found Nowhere to Go:
As the only woman in her bomb-disposal unit in Afghanistan, Army Sergeant Rebekah Havrilla said she had learned to endure sexual harassment from her team leader and contempt from the captain who commanded the unit.
Army: Soldier secretly taped female cadets:
The Army is investigating a soldier who helped train cadets at West Point amid allegations that he made secret videos of female cadets, the latest in a rash of cases that have brought heavy political pressure on the Pentagon to crack down on sexually oriented offenses in the ranks.
TPP: The Biggest Threat to the Internet You've Probably Never Heard Of: Video -
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement is being negotiated in secret between more than 12 countries around the Pacific region. Find out why it's the biggest threat to the Internet you've probably never heard of.
Bernanke Sparks Massive Sell Off : Video -
Fed Chairman Bernanke and weak Chinese data rattle markets. Japan's Nikkei tumbles over 7 percent - its biggest one-day fall in two years - shedding over 1,000 points. Europe deeply in the red too.
"Everybody is in trouble!" - Real financial crisis is yet to come - Video -
American sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein speaks about the "quotstructural crisis" in the global financial system and the dangers facing both rich and developing countries.
Millions of poverty-stricken Italians unable to afford heat, meat amid economic crisis:
As a severe recession and unprecedented unemployment sweeps Italy, millions of people are struggling to make ends meet. The number of those receiving food assistance has doubled in the past two years
US Manufacturing Growth Slips to Seven-Month Low:
U.S. manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the sector's most sluggish rate of growth since October, a survey showed on Thursday.
A Budget That Tightens Belts by Emptying Stomachs:
A time-honored tactic of conservative lawmakers is to "starve the beast"by defunding government programs. In the case of food stamps-the quintessential whipping boy for budget hawks-they're going a step further by trying to starve actual people.
Outcry from Chicago teachers as city votes to close 50 schools:
Critics have blasted Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, and Byrd-Bennett, saying the closings disproportionately affect minority neighborhoods and will endanger children who may have to cross gang boundaries to get to a new school.





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